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【题目】Mark Twain was an American writer. He liked to tell funny stories, and he also liked to play jokes. One day, a friend of his lost his wallet and asked Twain to pay his train ticket for him.

Twain said, "I'm sorry, but it happens that I have very little money with me.I don't have enough money to buy two tickets."

The friend was very sad.

"But," said Twain, "You can get on the train with me and, when the conductor comes through the train to collect (收) the tickets, you can hide under my seat." The friend agreed to this plan. But when the conductor came through the train, Twain gave him two tickets. One is for himself and the other is for his friend under the seat.

Then in a loud voice, so that everyone in the train could hear him easily, Twain explained (解释), "My friend is a very strange man. When he rides on a train, he doesn't like to sit on the seat. He likes to lie on the floor under the seat."

Of course, everybody then looked at the poor man under the seat and laughed at him.

【1】Who used to write funny short stories?

A. Lu Xun B. Mark Twain C. Shakespeare D. Luo Guanzhong

【2】Mark Twain was _________.

A. a great German writer B. a great American writer

C. a great English writer D. a great American lawyer

【3】______ lay on the floor under the seat instead of sitting on the seat.

A. Mark Twain B. The conductor C. A stranger D. A friend of Mark Twain's

【4】A friend asked Twain to buy train ticket for him because _________.

A. he lost his wallet

B. he had very little money and could not pay the ticket.

C. Twain owed his money, and then he wanted to get it back.

D. he did not want to pay the ticket himself.

【5】Which of the following is right?

A. Twain bought only one ticket for himself.

B. Twain bought two tickets.

C. Twain did not ask his friend to get on the train.

D. Twain asked his friend to take his seat.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】B

【3】D

【4】A

【5】B

【解析】本文讲述了马克吐温的一个有趣的故事。他的朋友因为丢了钱包想让他帮着买一张火车票，马克吐温不同意给他买，建议他可以躲在火车座位下。当列车员检票时，马克吐温拿出两张票，并且解释到他的朋友喜欢躺下座位下，不喜欢坐在座位上。

【1】B

推理判断题。根据Mark Twain was an American writer. He liked to tell funny stories, and he also liked to play jokes.可知马克吐温过去常常写有趣的小故事，故选B。

【2】B

细节理解题。根据Mark Twain was an American writer. 可知马克吐温是一位伟大的美国作家。故选B。

【3】D

细节理解题。根据Twain gave him two tickets. One is for himself and the other is for his friend under the seat.可知马克吐温的朋友不是坐在座位上，而是坐在座位下，故选D。

【4】A

细节理解题。根据One day, a friend of his lost his wallet and asked Twain to pay his train ticket for him.可知马克吐温的朋友因为丢了钱包，所以他想让马克吐温给他买火车票，故选A。

【5】B

细节理解题。根据Twain gave him two tickets.可知马克吐温买了两张票，故选B。